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The  First  Book  of  Eve. 

DRAWN  BY  FISH. 

WRITTEN  AND  DESIGNED  BY  FOWL. 


Reproduced  from  and  with  the  kind  permission  of  " The  Tatler." 


BRENTANO’S,  NEW  YORK. 
1916. 


DEDICATED  TO 


THE  BOYS  IN  KHAKI  AND  BLUE. 


T^V  EAR  BOYS, 

I am  dedicating  my  first  little  book  to  you  because  you 
have  written  and  told  me  so  often  from  the  North  Sea,  from 
“ Somewhere  in  France,”  from  Africa,  and  Mesopotamia  that  my 
queer  sketches  have  brightened  for  you  some  dull  or  gloomy  hours. 
Bless  you ! for  if  that  is  true,  why  then  I feel  that  even  your 
frivolous  Eve  has  done  her  “ bit  ” in  this  terrible  heartrending  struggle. 
And  you  will  understand,  dear  boys,  that  I have — notwithstanding 
Aunt  Matilda’s  and  Uncle  Fred’s  disapproval — kept  gay  and  frivolous 
to  please  you , and  not  because  I didn’t  understand  and  appreciate 
what  you  were  doing  for  me,  and  other  little  Eves,  and  above  all 
for  our  dear  old  country,  which  you  have  saved.  Bless  you  all  again 
and  again.  That  all  you  wish  may  come  to  you  as  freely  and  as 
welcome  as  your  generous  appreciation  has  come  to  me  is  the 
constant  wish  of — 

Your  loving  little  friend, 

EVE. 


P.S. — Tou-Tou  sends  a fond  lick. 


A 2 


PREFACE. 

By  Richard  King. 


TT  is  not  often  that  an  artist  evolves  a new  type — more  especially  a new  comic  type.  But  this 
■*-  is  the  proud  achievement  of  the  artist  whose  work  adorns  this  little  book.  “ Eve  ” has  now 

become  a clearly  recognised  figure  of  modern  life,  as  clearly  recognised  as  are  the  figures  of 
George  Belcher,  Dana  Gibson,  and  Bateman,  and  that  very  small  band  of  clever  artists  who  have 
characteristics  peculiar  to  themselves. 

Few  artists,  however,  have  more  quickly  sprung  into  world-wide  popularity  than  “ Eve.” 
How  great  this  popularity  is  may  be  judged  by  the  numerous  imitators  which,  while  they  copy 
many  of  Eve’s  mannerisms,  lose  all  that  humour  and  spirit  which  make  of  Eve’s  art  such  a 
fascinating  and  irresistible  thing.  For  Eve  possesses  a gift  which  cannot  be  imitated,  no  matter 
how  clever  the  artist  who  imitates  her  may  be.  Each  person’s  sense  of  humour — or  lack  of  it — 
belongs  to  them  alone.  And  it  is  Eve’s  humour  which  make  her  delightful  drawings  so  appealing. 
She  has  that  sense  of  the  “ absurd  ” which  is  one  of  the  rarest  senses  in  all  black-and-white  art. 
And  yet,  while  her  irresistible  humour  makes  one  laugh,  while  her  drawings  fascinate  us  by  their 
quaintness,  she  is  never  so  far  removed  from  reality  as  to  be  merely  a painter  of  the  human 
grotesque.  Therein  lies  so  much  of  her  genius.  She  paints  humanity  with  the  eye  of  one  who 
can  see  the  comic  in  everyday  people  and  things,  and  yet  she  never  lets  her  feeling  for  the  ridiculous 
obliterate  her  feeling  for  Truth.  It  is  to  be  regretted  that  the  clever  letters  which  these  drawings 
originally  illustrated  in  “ The  Tatler  ” cannot  be  reproduced  on  account  of  their  topicality. 

But  in  judging  these  fascinating  drawings  merely  from  the  point  of  view  of  their  humour  and 
charm,  one  is  apt  to  overlook  the  fact  that  Eve — while  possessing  a style  which  is  unique — is  also, 
and  at  the  same  time,  a designer  of  remarkable  gifts.  It  is,  perhaps,  as  a designer  that  she  will 
appeal  most  greatly  to  an  artist.  Each  of  her  drawings  is  an  exquisite  example  of  this  gift  for 
design.  Their  line,  their  “ proportion,”  as  it  were,  and  the  clever  use  she  makes  of  black — big 
splashes  of  black — all  help  to  make  her  drawings  exquisite  little  pictures — “ pictures  ” in  the  popular 
sense — as  well  as  wonderful  examples  of  technique  and  imagination.  Another  thing  about  all  her 
drawings  is  their  feminine  daintiness.  Each  design  is  as  dainty  as  the  heroine  who  appears  in  nearly 
all  of  them.  With  a few  strokes,  a dot  here  and  there,  a line,  she  can  suddenly  bring  before  our 
eyes  a perfectly-recognisable  type.  In  this  way  her  gifts  are  superior  even  to  Phil  May,  who  surely, 
more  than  many  artists,  obtained  his  effects  with  the  least  number  of  unessentials. 

Moreover,  Eve  never  draws  what  I must  call  a “ dead  ” figure.  Everyone — everything,  almost 
— is  alive.  Her  animals — burlesques  of  animals  though  they  be — are  full  of  character  and  fun. 
Even  such  things  as  motor-cars,  ships,  and  carriages — which,  from  the  point  of  view  of  an  artist 
painting  nothing  but  the  truth,  are  out  of  all  proportion — possess  a quaintness  which  somehow 
accords  better  with  the  picture  than  if  they  were  perfect  models  of  technical  knowledge  and  drawing. 

Eve  gives  a comic  twist  to  men  and  women  of  this  world,  but  in  that  comic  “ twist  ” we  seem 
to  see  and  know  them  better,  and  to  know  them  better  is  to  love  them  more.  That  is  one  of  the 
reasons,  perhaps,  why  these  fascinating  drawings  are  so  popular  and  so  adored. 


— The 
Adventures 
of  Eve 


Being  an  irresponsible  re- 
cord of  some  incidents  in 
the  career  of  a frivolous 
little  lady — to  say  nothing 
of  Adam,  Aunt  Matilda, 
Uncle  Fred,  and  Tou-Tou. 


The  successful  invasion  of  the  London  stage  by  American  artistes  induces  Eve  to  abandon  her 
habitual  reserve  and  appear  (for  charity)  in  a revue  especially  written  for  her  by  Sir  Peter  Pan.  In 
order  to  avoid  shocking  the  susceptibilities  of  the  “ past  smart  set,"  who  are  these  war  times  very 
early -Victorian,  she  has  depicted  herself  at  the  moment  when  her  scarcity  of  costume  was  obliterated 
by  the  mass  of  floral  tributes  hurled  by  an  enraptured  audience 


6 


Eve,  Evelyn,  and  Evelinda  rising  to  the  occasion  by  forming 
a posse  of  police.  With  the  aid  of  Uncle  Fred  they  practise 
the  necessary  gymnastics  to  fit  them  for  the  force  with  such 
success  that — 


Eve  as  a Policeman 
and 

Some  War-time  Cooks. 


Servant  Susie's  making  shells  for  soldiers,  so  a splendid  example  is  set  to  the  ordinary  citizeness  by 
the  titled  rich,  who  are  busy  taking  cookery  lessons.  It  is,  indeed,  right  that  we  stay-at-home  men 
should  in  our  trenchers  share  the  dangers  of  our  active  brothers  in  their  trenches 


7 


The  Dramatic 
Story  of  Eve’s 
Career  as  a 
Hospital  Nurse. 


A daily  paper  says, 
You  can  always  tell 
when  a girl  has  a young 
man  at  the  front  by  the 
regimental  badge  she 
wears."  Eve  likes  the 
idea,  and  being  at  the 
moment  enraptured 
with  a Highland  laddie 
determines  that  the 
world  shall  know  it 


Those  people  who  were  wont  to 
think  the  tight  skirt  unwomanly 
are  hoping  that  the  full  skirt 
will  bring  back  the  modesty  of 
the  Victorian  era. 
Eve  hopes  so,  too ; 
here  she  is  in  the 
new  spotted  veil 
cultivating  a de- 
mure expression 


n 


Eve  and  her  sisters,  Evelyn  and  Evelinda,  tired  of  enforced 
inactivity,  decide  to  do  their  bit  at  the  front — or  near  it, 
and  are  here  seen  making  their  preparations  for  departure 


Here  we  have  the  wet  and  warm  farewells  on  the  parental  doorstep.  We  have  sternly  pointed  out 
to  Eve  that  her  costume  is  not  the  regulation  one  for  the  nursing  sisterhood ; but,  as  Eve  says,  all 

that  matters  is  to  look  nice  and  be  nice 


8 


When  Eve,  Evelyn,  and  Evelinda  arrived  at  their  destination  they  were  promptly  set  to  work 
scrubbing  the  floors  and  washing  the  dishes,  while  less  ornamental  but  considerably  more  useful 
workers  attended  to  the  dear  soldiers.  Eve,  Evelyn,  and  Evelinda,  if  disappointed , were  full  of 

patriotism,  so  they  worked — and  worked — 


Till  the  authorities,  in  pure  compassion,  assisted 
our  tired  little  friends  back  home — 


Where,  with  the  blissful  consciousness  of  duty  done,  may  still  be  found  wrapped  in  dreamless 

slumber  Eve,  Evelyn,  and  Evelinda 


9 


Eve  goes  down  to 
the  east  coast  for  a 
rest  cure.  The  first 
night  she  heard  a 
bang  and  woke  with 
a start  and  a cry 
of  “ Oh,  dear ! Oh, 
dear ! ” 


It  was  Zeppelins,  and  Eve  and  uncle  came  down 
three  flights  of  stairs  like  shells  from  a gun, 
while,  as  for  poisonous  gas — well,  you  should 
have  heard  Uncle  Fred! 


— I repeat,  you  should  have  heard  Uncle  Fred 
when  he  landed  with  Eve  on  the  top  of  him. 
It  was  the  finest  hymn  of  hate  ever  heard  on 
the  east  coast 


IO 


Anyway,  here  are  Eve  and  uncle  entrenched  under  the  dining- 
room table.  Eve  is  saying,  “ Are  your  teeth  chattering,  dear?” 
which  is  annoying  uncle,  for,  as  Eve  well  knows,  they  are  up 
in  the  glass  on  his  dressing-table 

— And  Enjoys  her  First 
Experience  of  the  Zeps. 


Soon  the  Zeppelins  passed  away,  and  uncle, 
who  had-  suffered  severely  down  the  stairs, 
made  a slow  but  comfortable  recovery 


— And  is  now  having  the  time  of  his  life  in  London,  where  admiring  crowds  op  both  sexes  take  him 
for  a wounded  hero  straight  from  the  front.  Uncle  Fred  is  himself  beginning  to  believe  he  has  been  there 


II 


Eve,  deciding  that  pedestrianism  in  these  days  of  lady-driven 
cars  is  too  dangerous  and  exciting  a pursuit,  determines  to 
get  a runabout  of  her  own.  Regard  her  then  endeavouring 
to  fascinate  one  of  the  typical  little  nuts  which  in  those 
days  adorned  a fashionable  garage 


The  car  being  chosen  and  the  preliminary  instructions  having  been  obtained,  Eve,  full  of  pride  and 
rapture,  bids  farewell  to  her  little  friend  and  sets  forth  to  astound  and  arouse  the  envy  of  her 

dearest  friends  in  the  park 


12 


Astound  them  she  certainly  did — not  the  less  because  of  the 
regularity  with  which  she  mistakenly  pressed  down  the 
accelerator  instead  of  the  brake.  Here  we  see  her  during 
one  of  the  forward  leaps  consequent  on  the  error 


No  mechanism,  any  more  than  any  man,  was  ever  built  to  resist  Eve's 
unexpected  little  ways,  with  the  result  that  she,  although  assured  as  to  the 
astonishment  of  her  friends,  is  less  certain  as  to  the  envy  she  aroused.  {In 
case  of  any  misunderstanding,  we  may  add  that  the  picture  is  supposed  to 
represent  Eve  trying  to  repair  her  car  in  the  most  crowded  and  fashionable 

spot  in  the  park) 


However,  all  troubles  come  eventually  to  an  end,  and  Adam,  poor  dear,  just  back  from  the  trenches, 
learns  at  last  what  real  fear  means.  The  fat  rolling  lines  at  the  bottom  of  the  picture  are  supposed 
to  represent  the  dust  which  kindly  Nature  raised  to  hide  the  casualties  in  Eve's  wake,  but  in  reality 
they  were  put  in  to  hide  Eve's  weakness  in  drawing  car  wheels 


13 


The  shortage  in  postmen  grows  apace.  Eve , as 
ever,  steps  into  the  breach,  and  you  can  imagine 
the  unadulterated  joy  of  one  of  her  admirers 
who,  unshorn  and  untidy,  opens  the  door  of  his 
fiat  to  receive  from  her  a pink  and  scented 
missive 


She  signalises  Italy's  splendid  entry  into 
the  field  of  hostilities  on  the  side  of  the 
Allies  by  adopting  the  famous  Bersaglieri 
headgear 


War  economy  proceeds  apace,  and  Eve  shows  us  that  since  brandy  balls  and  “ sich  like  ” have  taken 
the  place  of  the  tiny  liqueur,  society,  straining  after  simplicity  and  innocence,  has  adopted  a popular 

1 childhood.  Adam,  lucky  man,  drops  the  sweet,  which  the  expectant  fair 

catch  in  their  tiny  mouths 


game  reminiscent  of  our 


Just  a Few  Odds  and  Ends. 


The  merit  of  the  poor  “ special  " who  guards  gasworks  and 
bridges  is,  in  Eve's  opinion,  sadly  overlooked.  A few  little 
charming  al  fresco  suppers  to  a few  special  “ specials  " 
is  a duty  she  delights  in 


Study  of  Eve  pondering 
deeply  as  to  how  she  can 
help,  these  critical  times. 
(We  don't  wear  sleeves  on 
our  nighties  nowadays — for 
economy's  sake) 


Eves  are  not  only  driving  'buses,  but  also  conducting  them  these  war  times.  Our  picture  represents 
the  old  brigade  of  'bus  riders  helplessly  imploring  our  heroine  to  stop  and  pick  them  up.  Eve, 
however,  having  landed  a few  khaki  heroes,  is  forsaking  the  regular  route  to  take  them  for  a little 

joy-ride  to  Richmond  Park 


15 


Alas  ! the  Coaching  Clubs'  fascinating  meets  are  a thing  of  the  past 


The  Zeps 

Threaten 

Again. 


Eve  draws  up  a list 
of  things  to  do  if 
the  Zeps  do  come . 
She  is  seen  reading 
it  to  Tou-Tou,  who  is 
visibly  impressed 


She  carefully  packs  her  hamper  every  night  in  case  she  may  have  to  pic-nic 
out  among  the  debris  of  her  home  the  next  day.  Tou-Tou,  as  you  see,  is  wearing 

his  respirator 


16 


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— she  arises  fixes  her 
respirator , and  prepares 
to  descend  to  the  dark- 
ness of  the  cellars — 


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— only  to  dnd  the  disturbance  was  caused  by  a cordon  of  those  gallant  fellows , the  “ Extry-Spechuls,” 
who  are  visibly  determined  to  guard  her  from  all  possible  calamity 


B 


17 


Eve  Mobilises 
her  Sisters. 


Patriotic  women  are  energetically  undertaking  the  work 
of  Adams  engaged  in  military  duties.  Eve  desires  to  form 
a corps  to  supplement  “ the  Methusiliers  ” or  “ the  Last 
Gaspers"  in  case  of  invasion.  Here  is  Eve  being  sworn 
in — a new  experience , though,  thanks  to  Uncle  Fred,  she 
is  used  to  being  sworn  at 


This  is  not  the  frivolous  picture  it  appears,  but  represents  little  Eves  in  training  for  E.C.D.C.  ( Eve's 
Coastal  Defence  Corps).  Of  course,  the  first  thing  to  do  is  to  learn  to  swim.  Eve  cannot  tell  us 
where  this  is  taking  place,  as  it  would  give  away  the  ( amatory ) disposition  of  the  Grand  Fleet,  which 
anchored  dangerously  close  in  soon  after  operations  commenced 


18 


They  found  firing  practice  a little  trying  and  dangerous,  although  the  method 
of  holding  the  rifle  as  demonstrated  by  our  artist  certainly  mitigates  the 
unpleasantness  of  the  kick  back 


The  cavalry  section  also  had  their  difficulties 


But  the  grand  finale  of  the  procession  of  the  various  units  of  the  corps  through  London  was  an 
immediate  success.  The  immense  concourse  of  young  men  which  followed  in  its  wake  were  all 
inveigled  into  the  recruiting  office,  a result  which  of  course  justified  to  the  full  the  existence  of 

the  corps 


B 2 


19 


to 


o' 


Eve’s  Adventure 
with  the  Gallant 
Submarine. 


Eve , overcome  by  her  war 
energies  in  London , returns 
to  the  east  coast,  where  we 
find  her  enjoying  a peaceful 
dip  far , as  one  would  think, 
from  war's  alarms.  But — 


— suddenly  she  sees  one  of  England's  gallant  submarines  appearing  to  investigate  her  presence.  Her 
intense  interest  in  its  approach  blinds  her  to  the  fact  of  an  inimical  gas-bag  approaching  with  the 
evident  intention  of  making  the  important  capture  of  our  little  friend  with  the  grappling  iron 


20 


This  is  just  Tou-Tou  in  Imperial 
mood  ( it  has  nothing  to  do  with 
the  submarine  story,  but  fills  an 
awkward  blank. — Eve) 


The  bold  and  wicked  air-pirates 
grappled  Eve  as  planned,  but 
(hooray  for  the  Navy !)  the  gallant 
officer  on  the  conning  tower  was 
able  to  seize  her  shapely  limbs  as 
she  drifted  over  him,  and,  with 
the  help  of  his  equally  gallant 
crew,  effected  a rescue 
at  the  expense  of  Eve's 
already  diminutive 
bathing  creation — 


— and,  warm  and  happy, 
Eve  is  conveyed  back  to 
land  at  the  slowest  possible 
speed 


21 


Eve  Goes 
into  the  City 
and  Relieves 
a Man  for 
Active 
Service. 


Eve,  patriotically  wishful  to  release  an  able-bodied  Adam 
for  active  service,  applies  for  and  obtains  a situation  as 
clerk  in  the  office  of  a susceptible? merchant — 


— who  in  due  course  introduces  her  to  his  staff,  who  are  no  less  pleasantly  affected  by  our  charming 
little  friend  than  their  stern  and  businesslike  employer 


22 


The  constant  flow  of  Eve's  khaki-clad  friends, 
perennially  anxious  as  to  her  progress,  causes 
the  first  rift  in  the  lute  between  her  employer 
and  herself — 


Finally,  every  clerk  being  prostrate  with  heart 
weakness,  and  the  clerical  work  in  the  office 
at  a standstill.  Eve's  business  career  is  cut 
short  by  her  unappreciative  master.  By  a 
careless  swing  of  the  purse  Eve  is  endeavour- 
ing to  show  you  her  extreme  nonchalance  in 
a difficult  situation 


23 


Eve  has 
Trouble  with 
her  Bills— but 
Triumphs. 


— when  an  idea  struck  her — 


— and  every  morning  she  did  her  exercises  with  a fervid  gusto — 


24 


— The  next  time  Adam  gets  the  hills  and 
commences  his  “ hymn  of  hate  ” — 


-she  ups  and  biffs  him  one  in  the  eye,  with  surprisingly  successful  results.  What  is  left  of  Adam 
may  he  seen  in  the  picture  on  the  right.  He  is  now  longing  for  conscription 


25 


Even  Eve's  desperate  attempts  to  simulate  a gaiety  which  she  does  not  feel  do  not  blind  one  entirely 
to  the  tragedy  of  the  Adamless  condition  of  our  bathing  beaches 


26 


At  certain  fashionable  resorts  on  the  east  coast  Eve  and  Adam  discover  the  rapturous  solitude  they 
seek  *or,  which  they  find  absolutely  denied  them — — — 


the  new  armies  and  the  last  gaspers 


27 


Eve  Outwits 

Artful 

Adam. 


Eve  receives  a telephone  message  from  Adam  to  say  that 
he  will  he  kept  late  at  the  office ■ Since  Eve  started  her 
new  economical  cooking  she  has  received  similar  tnessages 
about  twice  a week.  So,  telling  the  cook  to  keep  Adam's 
dinner  warm  for  him — 


28 


Imagine  Eve's  astonishment  to  see, 
when  she  arrives  at  the  restau- 
rant, Adam  wallowing  in  a 
scrumptious  dinner  with  some  of 
his  men  friends.  Eve  sees  hut 
manages  not  to  he  seen,  and  at 
an  early  hour  she  slips  away  and 
rushes  home,  where  she  awaits  the 
elusive  Adam — 


whom  she  greets  with  tender  solicitude,  and  insist^  on  his  sitting  right  down  and  devouring  all 
that  nice  macaroni  that  cook  has  kept  hot  for  him.  Serve  him  right,  the  brute  ! 


29 


Eve  Improves  upon  the 
Very  Incomplete  Interning 
Arrangements  of  the 
Government. 


Eve,  being  of  opinion  that  the 
interning  question  is  not  carried 
nearly  far  enough,  decides  to  com- 
plete the  operation  by  removing  a 
lot  of  people  who  are  better  away. 
Here  we  have  her  robed  and  ready 
to  hold  her  court  of  inquiry 


Next  to  be  sent  into  an  unhonoured  obscurity  are,  reading  from  left  to  right — (1)  The  lady  who 
advocates  the  equality  of  the  sexes,  with  a suppressed  predisposition  towards  emotional  freedom;  (2) 
The  curate  who  has  heard  an  early  cuckoo  and  looses  the  news  on  a receptive  press ; ( 3 ) The  lady 
with  an  insatiable  desire  to  communicate  with  a “ lonely  soldier";  (4)  The  little  boy  who  will  recite; 
(5)  The  poetess  whose  spring  ebullitions  fill  the  corners  of  the  papers;  (6)  The  little  girl  scout  who 
desires  to  blend  patriotism  with  publicity — on  her  knitting  activities 


3° 


Next  come,  or  rather  go,  those  senile 
saunterers  or  withered  nuts  who  turn 
round  for  a leering  examination  of  the 
little  Eves  who  pass  them  on  their 
doddering  promenades 


The  young  man  who  has  Cook-toured  the  Dardanelles  in 
the  past,  and  who  on  the  strength  of  it  insists  on  explaining 
at  great  length  the  operations  there,  is  sentenced  to  he  sent 
hack  at  once,  to  he  used  as  a sand  hag  or  a buzzer 


And  last  hut  not  least,  the  gentlemen  who  invented  the  wide  skirt  are  sentenced  to  he  smothered  in 
their  own  creations.  We  regret  that  Eve's  feelings  should,  after  administering  justice,  have  induced 
her  to  administer  a most  unjudicial  poke  with  her  parasol  in  the  rear  flank  of  the  destroyer  of  her 
peace.  Tou-Tou  is  also  seen  advancing  to  the  attack 


31 


And  Now 
a Little 
Racing. 


Eve,  momentarily  weary  of  well-doing,  goes  for  a 
holiday  and  a day's  racing 


32 


— she,  catches  sight  of  a jockey  whose  looks  attract  her, 
and  whose  colours  satisfy  her  artistic  sense.  Naturally 
she  puts  “ her  shirt  ” (as  Adam  so  vulgarly  expressed  ■ it) 
on  his  mount 


Her  attendant  Adams  scoff  at  her  foolish- 
ness, and  Eve  has  many  anxious  moments 
as  the  race  proceeds — 


[[Mflfflff 


— but,  of  course , Eve's  charger  rolls  home  first,  and  her  feelings  overcome 
her  to  such  an  extent  that  she  embraces  the  attractive  jockey  in  the 
open.  (We  regret  that  the  horse,  which  is  on  the  left  of  the  picture,  has 
only  two  legs.  Eve  refuses  to  draw  any  more  for  the  money ) 


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Eve  Becomes 
a Police- 
woman. 


With  the  idea  of  releasing  an  able-bodied  “ bobby  " 
for  action , Eve  determines  to  join  the  women's 
police,  and  is  seen  preparing  herself  for  her  day's 
beauty — or  rather  duty 


Q 


She  found  there  was  no  difficulty  in  stopping  the  male  traffic,  although  jealous  and  inefficient  females 
evinced  a desire  to  “ pass  along" — with  their  snub-noses  in  the  air.  Everything  was  going  beautifully 

until — 


34 


— a gust  of  wind  seriously  disturbed  the  equanimity 
of  our  little  policewoman  in  the  manner  above 
pictorially  described.  It  ended  in  stopping  the 
traffic  for  miles  round — 


— as , of  course,  her 
damaged  coiffure  had  to 
be  rearranged,  amid 
sarcastic  comments 
from  the  females  “ afore 
mentioned  ” — 


— which  for  once  thoroughly  upset  our  tired  little  heroine,  who  was 
herself  “ taken  up”  dead  beat  and  conveyed  home  by  gallant  members 
of  the  sister  services 


C 2 


35 


— where  she  is  overcome  with  a sudden  faintness , 
which  disappears  as  soon  as  the  perturbed  uncle  has 
given  her  a liqueur  brandy.  With  commendable 
patriotism  she  has  him  arrested  on  the  spot  for 
treating,  and 


■ — the  result  is  a considerable  contribution  to  the  funds  available  for  the  prosecution  of  the  war 


36 


Eve  would  very  much  like  to  know  why  one  meets 
such  numbers  of  young  soldiers  in  the  “ frillies  ” 
department  at  the  various  stores.  To  meet  one's 
fiance  in  the  midst  of  trousseau  preparations  is, 
to  say  the  least  of  it,  awkward 


The  fact  that  the  air  raid  on  London,  if 
coming,  cannot  he  much  longer  postponed, 
combined  with  the  warm  and  darkening 
summer  evenings,  has  rendered  the  game 
of  Zep-watching  more  popular  than  ever. 
Many  gallant  soldiers  are  daily  “ bombed  ” 
into  matrimony  in  consequence 


This  is  a battle  picture,  and  shows  a massed  attack  by  Eves  and  attendant  Tou-Tous  on  Mr.  Justice 
“ Blank,"  who  dared  to  criticise  the  race  of  Pekingese  in  court  during  a recent  case 


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Eve  Works 
and  Plays. 


Reminiscences  of  gay,  glad  years  that  are  past  flicker 
through  Eve's  frivolous  mind.  She  remembers  the  pic- 
turesqueness which  ever  graced  the  appearance  of  Eve, 
Evelyn,  and  Evelinda — 


— contrasted  with  the  stern  utility  of  the  costumes  she 
now  wears.  However,  as  Eve  says,  contrast  is  the  salt 
of  life  and — 


38 


— she  finds  that  she  enjoys  a little  amusement  in  the  evenings  more  than  ever  she  did 


39 


Eve  and 
her  Lonely 
Soldier. 


Eve — in  her  loneliness  — has  adopted  a lonely  soldier,  and 
writes  faithfully  to  him  every  evening 


Wishing  to  make  life  pleasanter  for  him  she  orders  for  him  many  articles  of  male 
attire  and  other  comforting  trifles 


40 


At  the  station  {it  a station ) Eve  meets  her  lonely  friend , but  finds  to  her  astonishment,  when  she 
warmly  greets  him,  he  does  not  return  it  with  any  enthusiasm.  Turning  round  she  sees  to  her 
horror — not  unmixed  with  fear — that  his  wife,  whom  she  hadn't  heard  anything  about,  has  also 

arrived  on  the  scene 


Eve,  finding  that  the  testing  of  cigars  for  the  lonely  one  is  a 
somewhat  unpleasant  business,  causes  a certain  amount  of 
friction  with  Adam  by  sending  him  the  ones  she  knows  that 
Adam  keeps  for  himself  and  his  particular  friends 


When  the  lonely  soldier  comes  home 
Eve  goes  forth  to  meet  him  in  her 
very  best  with  his  photograph 
dangling  gracefully  round  her  neck 
for  identification  purposes 


41 


I 


42 


Manicuring  is  simply  a screaming  success.  Two  operators  are  compulsory.  For  Eve  cannot  trust 
Evelyn  or  Evelinda,  and  neither  of  them  can  trust  Eve  alone  in  the  dim  recesses  of  that  department 


— while  Uncle  Fred  is  a very  glutton  for 
having  his  hair  cut 


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(1)  Eve  goes  down  to  Aunt  Matilda  for 
Christmas.  Her  first  care  is  to  hang 
up  a hunch  of  mistletoe  in  a prominent 
position — 


Christmas  at  Home 
and 

Amusing. 


(2)  — which  she  steadfastly  stands  under.  Alas!  naughty 
old  men  and  schoolboys  are  the  only  representatives  of 
the  male  species  present  to  take  advantage  of  it 


44 


45 


0 


Eve  and  the 
New  Furs. 


She  also  finds  her  friends  have  the 
greatest  difficulty  in  recognising  her,  and 
that  Tou-Tou  is  continually  getting  lost 


Furthermore,  these  high  collars  mahe  it  necessary  for  Jack  and  Tommy  to  feed  her  when  she  goes 
to  tea  with  them  at  the  Savoy.  ( Doesn't  it  make  a pathetic  and  appealing  picture  ?) 


46 


* 


One  advantage,  however,  is  that  when 
Johnny  Slacker,  Mr.  Bore,  or  anyone 
horrid  heaves  in  sight  she  can  retire 
without  danger  of  recognition 


Eve  adores  the  fero- 
cious masks  which 
adorned  the  muffs  of 
the  truly  fashionable 
last  winter.  But  the 
above  tragic  incident, 
which  shows  a conva- 
lescent V.C.  fainting 
in  sheer  terror  at  the 
sudden  appearance  of 
our  heroine — and  muff 
— has  considerably 

shaken  her  pleasure 
in  her  hand  warmer 


Eve  is  “ simply  mad ’’  over  the  way  Gertie  Millar  does  her  hair  in  the  Gollywog  song  at  the  Palace 
Theatre.  She  tried  it,  went  to  the  theatre,  and  found  herself  the  centre  of  interest  from  all  sides 

and  abuse  from  the  back 


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The  tax  on  tea  and  sugar  has  reduced  our 
poor  Eve  and  Tou-Tou  to  hot  water  instead 
of  the  refreshing  cup  of  tea  which  formerly 
cheered  Eve's  early-morning  awakening 


Why  it  is  that  when  Adam  has  got  his  oldest  clothes 
on,  and  has  neglected  to  shave  the  bristles  from  his 
clear-cut  chin,  he  always  meets  his  most  adorable 
\acquaintances — Miss  Wild-Duck, 
Miss  Flirt,  and  Mrs.  Darling — 


— Whereas . when  he  goes  out  to  dine,  tres  bien  soigne  in  his  brand-new  uniform — red  tabs  an'  all — 
this  is  the  sort  of  party  that  greets  his  wrathful  gaze  ? (At  the  particular  moment  the  picture  was 
taken  Aunt  Matilda's  second  revoke  was  passing  unnoticed  in  the  pleasant  hum  of  conversation) 


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Why,  also,  that  on  the 
rare  occasions  when  Eve’s 
oft-quoted  hut  distant 
cousin,  the  Countess  of 
Crimp,  takes  her  out  for 
a drive,  the  streets  are 
empty  of  envious  friends 
or  impressed  tradesmen — 


— And  that  the  dear 
Duchess  of  Bohemia 
insists  on  spending  the 
whole  of  their  mutual 
time  in  the  obscurity 
of  a “ movie  ” theatre— 


— Whereas  when  Cousin  Tom  from  the  country,  with 
absolute  sartorial  indifference  to  the  conventions  of 
London,  induces  her  to  drive  out  in  his  second-hand 
Ford,  Eve  meets  and  sees  everyone  she  has  been  trying  to  impress  favourably  for  seasons  past  ? 


D 


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A 

Matrimonial 
Puzzle — 


This  is  Eve  congratulating  her  two  dear  friends — Miss 
Verry -Pretty  and  Miss  Plain  — on  their  engagements. 
She  is  expressing  the  usual  frantic  anxiety  to  meet  the 
happy  fiances 


— and  Eve 
as  a 

Chaperone. 


She  meets  them , and  wonders  again  for  the  nth  time  why  it  is  that  the  pretty  girls  are  nearly  always 
captured  by  the — well — ordinary -looking  men,  while  those  less  favoured  by  Nature  so  often  bag 

veritable  Adonises 


50 


Eve,  burdened  with  the  responsibilities 
of  her  unmarried  sisters,  Evelyn  and 
Evelinda,  is  always  en- 
deavouring to  get  them 
suitably  paired.  She  finds 
it  very  annoying  that  when 
she  takes  them  out  to  dine 
with  her  very  highly  re- 
spectable cousin,  the  Coun- 
tess of  Crimp,  they  meet 
so  many  people  like  Mr. 

Snob,  Captain  Auction- 
Bridge,  and  Mr.  Toady 


Whereas  when  she 
has  tucked  her 
little  charges  safely 
away  in  bed  and 
flies  out  for  a 
little  relaxation  to 
a naughty  night 
club — 


C\  Eftfl 

1 /' 


— She  meets  Lord  Knut,  Reggie  Hardcash,  and  all  those  very  gilded  and  eligible  young  men  wlic 
would  lead  Evelyn  and  Evelinda  to  the  altar  in  so  suitable — and  golden — a fashion 


D 2 


51 


— And  Yet 

More 

Why’s. 


Adam  insists  on  Eve  being  revaccinated.  Eve  retorts  that  it  can't  be  done  while  the  fashions  prevent 
you  having  any  sleeves  in  your  evening  dresses.  Adam  replies,  “ Have  it  done  on  the  leg,  then!" 
But  Eve,  more  in  sorrow  than  in  anger,  is  saying,  How  can  I show  my  legs  to  a doctor  man!" 


Why  is  it  so  many  people's  telephones  are  in  the  hall  or  some  equally  public  place?  This  is  what 
Eve  feels  like  when  Captain  Perfect  Spooner  rings  her  up  at  a friend's  house 


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— A short-sighted  Government  has  called  up  all 
the  single  men  who  are  so  badly  needed  at  home 
and  enjoy  life  so  unmistakably  ? 


I ' 


This  is  how  trench  life  appeals  to  them  respectively.  The  married  men  are  on  the  right. 
(We  must  explain  that  the  bachelor  warriors  on  the  left  are  not  petrified  with  terror,  but 
only  agitated  in  thinking  of  the  dear  girls  they  left  behind) 


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This  is  one  of  Eve's  great  moments  in  the  day — namely,  arriving  last  at  a 
big  dinner  party.  She  knows  full  well  the  effect  of  this  tardy  coming — this 
bursting  upon  a collection  of  delighted  if  hungry  men  and  curious  and  envious 

women— instead  of  trickling  in  with  the  others 
at  the  proper  time 


Eve  at  a 
Dinner  Party- 


But  the  above  manoeuvre  is  a very  catch- 
ing habit,  and  each  little  Eve,  anxious 
not  to  be  the  first  to  arrive,  delays  the 
hour  of  dining.  Here  we  see  a vivid 
picture  of  a hostess  and  her  male  guests 
sharing  the  knowledge  that  the  soup  is 
cold  and  the  dinner  going  to  blazes 


Eve  has  suffered  overmuch  lately  from  Aunt  Matilda  and 
Major  Bore,  so  in  a spirit  of  devilish  revenge  she  brings 
them  together  in  a little  party  a trots  and  tells  each  of 
them  that  the  other  is  very  deaf.  The  consequence  was 
that  they  screamed  away  at  each  other  until  their  tire- 
some voices  were  stilled  for  an  appreciable  period 


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—and  with  Our 
Gallant  Airmen. 


Eve  receives  an  invitation 
from  a unit  of  that  most 
attractive  and  gallant  body 
of  men,  the  Royal  Flying 
Corps.  She  is  intensely 
excited  and  rushes  off  to 
see  them 


She  finds  that  the  “ feeling  ” between 
woman  and  woman  is  nothing  com- 
pared with  that  existing  between 
members  of  the  two  sections  of  flying 
men.  In  the  picture  the  gallant 
observer  is  saying,  “ What ! Lunch- 
ing with  a beastly  pilot?  We  always 
look  upon  ’em  as  mere  chauffeurs, 
Eve,  dear" — 


— Whereas,  the  intrepid  pilot  at  luncheon  remarked,  “ I 
shouldn’t  get  too  thick  with  those  observer  fellers,  Eve;  we 
only  regard  ’em  as  bally  luggage .”  ( Eve  had  to  put  the 

wings  on  the  wrong  side  of  the  chest  to  show  them ) 


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Eve  Goes 
on  to  a 
Farm — 


Eve,  tired  of  the  tension  of  war  anxiety  in  town, 
determines  to  join  the  army  of  farmworkers.  She 
and  Adam  therefore  journey  to  Mudshire  and  offer 
their  services  to  Farmer  Giles.  He  suggests  that 
they  should  commence  by  looking  after  the  lambs, 
which  pleased  Eve  immensely , as  it 
meant  a journey  to  town  to  procure 
a ducky  little  Watteau  shepherdess 
gown.  The  lambs  were  hardly  less 
affected  than  Farmer  Giles. 


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■"  \'/ 

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\w 


Eves  artistic  sense  is  deeply  offended  by  the  bizarre,  not  to  say  early-Victorian,  markings  of  the 
cows  : however,  a judicious  application  of  paints  transformed  them  into  ornamental  as  well  as  useful 
members  of  the  community . Farmer  Giles's  hair  is,  you  will  observe,  rising  in  horror  and  pushing 
his  hat  off  his  head.  ( Eve  can't  draw  cows'  legs;  hasn't  she  got  out  of  it  cleverly  ?) 


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After  experimenting  in  pretty  but  amorous 
poultry  Eve  is  here  seen  ruthlessly  banishing 
them  from  her  rural  Paradise ; for,  as  she 
truly  says,  “ they  set  such  a bad  example  to 
the  servants  ” 


—To  Help  the  Labour- 
denuded  Farmer. 


Adam  decided  to  attend 
to  the  little  ducks.  He 
does  so,  and  Eve  prudently 
decides  to — 


— Abandon  Farmer  Giles  at  once,  and  she  returns  with  a chastened  and  apologetic  Adam  to  London. 
The  animals  in  the  picture  are  those  which  Eve  made  pets  of  at  the  farm,  and  which  she  simply 
couldn't  bear  to  part  with.  So  she  is  taking  the  poor  darlings  with  her 


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Eve 

Appears 

in 

“Tina”- 


Eve,  like  Byron,  wakes  up  one  morning  to  find  herself  famous,  as 
the  Adelphi  Theatre  has  made  a screaming  success  over  an  uEve” 
number.  Here  she  is,  with  an  equally  excited  and  palpitating 
Tou-Tou,  dashing  to  the  theatre  to  book  seats 


This  is  the  'ornble  press  outside  the  box  office,  which  is  besieged  by  khaki  and  blue — who  do  the  most 
of  the  pressin'  Miss  Wild  Duck,  Miss  Darling,  and  all  the  little  Eves  who  appeared  in  the  spring 

like  the  snowdrops 


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— At  the  Adelphi  Theatre. 


All  this  theatrical  publicity  has  caused  Eve's  head  to  swell  right  out  of  her  collar.  In  the  first  glow 
of  fame  she  feels  she  can  treat  Aunt  Matilda,  Miss  Gush,  and  the  Bore  brothers  with  the  indifference 

she  has  so  long  suppressed 


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The  Death 
of  Tou-Tou. 


Now  this  is  the  terrible  tragedy  of  Tou-Tou — Eve 
discovereth  him  imbibing  of  strong  liquors — and 
in  war  time  too 


So  she  took  the  delinquent  to  hear  Sir  Edward  Clarke's  grave  lecture  wherein  he  urged  the  clergy  to 
set  an  example  to  the  country  by  giving  up  all  intoxicants.  Tou-Tou's  disgust  is  evident.  Owing 
to  lack  of  space  we  have  only  room  to  show  Sir  Edward's  impressive  legs 


6o 


Overcome  by  Sir  Edward's  eloquence , Eve  takes  Tou-Tou  to  the  police  station 

to  sign  the  pledge 


Tou-Tou,  accustomed  to  sly  sips  of  port,  stands  the  monotony  of  life  for  some  time,  but  suddenly 
breaks  out  and  enters  on  a career  of  “ frightfulness which,  as  is  seen  in  the  picture,  thoroughly 
upsets  his  mistress.  The  sad  result  of  this  outburst  is  seen  in  the  right-hand  corner  of  our  page. 


6l 


A number  of  tiny  dances  were  given  this  spring- 
time for  the  sake  of  the  dear  boys  on  leave. 
Hundreds  of  years  ago,  before  the  war,  Eve 
used  to  get  her  dance  invitations  in  this  way  on 
formal  and  ceremonial  cards.  But  nowadays 
they  are  conveyed  in  much  happier  fashion; 
for  instance — 


— Reggie  (on  leave ) : “ Hello ! 
Hello,  Eve  ! Just  back,  old 
girl,  and  a few  of  us  want 
to  strafe  some  bubbly  to- 
night, so  we’ve  borrowed  a 
house,  and  we're  givin' 
hop.  Roll  up  with  a few 
‘ cheeries ,’  and  bring  a bottle 
with  you  in  case  the  supply 
dries  up  " 


The  classical  picture  on  the  left  represents  the  pre-war  Adam  taking  a demure  Eve  away  from  her 
watchdog  for  a graceful  waltz.  On  the  right  you  see  the  modern,  cheerful,  and  unchaperoned  con- 
ditions. ( The  Adams  and  Reggies  don't  really  dance  in  uniforms  and  spurs,  but  Eve  likes  drawing 

them  like  that) 


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War-time 

Dances. 


The  arrival  at  “ the  hall  ” in 
the  old  days.  Haughty  wall- 
propping men,  and  little  Eves 
wondering  whether  they  were 
going  to  get  off  and  detach  one 
of  the  aforesaid  males  from 
his  customary  support,  or  also 
decorate  the  side  benches — 


— But  nowadays  at  "'.the  party”  each  little  Eve  takes  her  own 
young  man — sometimes  two — with  whom  she  spends  the  greater 
part  of  a delightful  evening,  so  she's  happy,  he's  happy,  and 
chaperones,  safely  ensconced  in  bed  or  at  the  bridge  table,  are 

happy  too — - 


— While  the  final  breakfast-supper,  when  a raid  is  made  on  the  kitchen  to  see  what  can  be 
found,  and  Reggie  or  Billy  makes  the  most  divine  omelettes  in  the  fish  saucepan,  provides  a 
worthy  finish  to  a delightful  evening,  which  keeps  many  a festive  on-leaver  out  of  mischief 


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All  “ Eves ” 

should  buy 

"The  Tatler ,” 

and  then  send  it  out  to  their 
Adam,  whether  he  be  in  the 
North  Sea  or  the  Trenches. 

THE  TATLER 

is  merry,  jolly,  and  pretty — and 
heaven  knows  “ the  boys  ” get 
little  enough  of  that  side  of  life 
while  doing  their  grim  duty. 


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